Vehicle reliability was the clincher for two of Volvo’s latest orders, from Irish operator Ardcavan Coach Tours and bus operator East Yorkshire Motor Services.
Bus & Coach
Waste management and aggregates business Bristol & Avon Group is extending its tipper fleet, all specified with Charlton’s Quarrymaster body.
Bodies & Bodywork
Krone has announced that it has passed the 10,000 milestone in one year for its trailer axle, launched last year at the IAA show, in Hanover.
Axles
Leicestershire-based Apex Plant Group says it has seen financial and efficiency benefits since moving to Westlake tyres two years ago.
Tyres & Retreads
Waste management business Powerday has become the first operator to take delivery of Hyva’s new TRR remote-control skiploader, and describes it as taking “skiploading into a new era”.
Construction Equipment
Road surfacing business Tripod Crest has extended its 100-strong fleet of vans with its first new dropsider, a 3.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 313 CDI chassis cab.
Drop Side
A teenage apprentice at trailer maker Cartwright has been helping to build an order for his father’s haulage business.
Apprenticeships
Krone Trailers is launching a new dry freight box trailer to the UK market which, it says, will set a new standard in loading flexibility and add value to operators’ bottom lines.
Trailers
Quinto Crane & Plant has taken delivery of 155-tonne Arocs 3363 S and six-axled Nooteboom low-loader, as part of a significant investment plan under new ownership.
Tractor Units
DAF Trucks is celebrating 20 years at the top of the table for UK commercial vehicle registrations above six tonnes.
Heavy Goods Vehicles
Animal charity the RSPCA has taken delivery of the first of six new Volkswagen Crafter vans, with bespoke conversions to enable the transport of animals in cages.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Westons Cider has a new 18-tonne MAN TGM, with bodywork by Bevan, to transport its Stowford Press product – the official cider of England Cricket.
Bodies & Bodywork